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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Sassnitz: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4841
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to lay mines in the Geraniums area. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sassnitz, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Donald Gayton, pilot,
Sgt Ralph Donkin Kirkup, flight engineer,
Sgt William Charles Burgess, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Quick, bomb aimer,
W/O David Henry Miller, wireless operator,
Sgt George Allen, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur John Taylor, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.177A-3 at Lärz-Müritz AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1943 at 1337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ND+SK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5016
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Lärz-Müritz AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed 2 km southwest of the airbase. Four crew members were killed and the air gunner survived.
Crew:
Oblt Eugen Joost, pilot, †
Uffz Otto Joost, observer, †
Fw Johannes Wunderlich, radio operator, †
Fw Herbert Nagel, mechanic, †
Ogfr Eduard Blume, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Ribnitz-Pütnitz

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W4368
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Wickenby at 1705LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Ribnitz-Pütnitz. All seven crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Robert Leslie Featherston, pilot,
Sgt Steve Granville Bacon,
Sgt Frederick Henry Cooper,
Sgt John Albert Maurice Edelson,
F/Sgt T. C. Fouracres,
Sgt Laurence Hickson,
F/Sgt Charles William Roberts, air gunner.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 in Ribnitz

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
KI+MJ
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
310150
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airfield, the airplane collided with a Luftwaffe Heinkel He.111E (s/n 1310). Both airplanes were destroyed and there were apparently no fatalities.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Warnemünde: 8 killed

Date & Time: Dec 8, 1942 at 1950 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R9253
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 1635LT to lay mines off Warnemünde. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/O Laurence Theodore Izzard, pilot,
Sgt Daniel Patrick McAleese, flight engineer,
Sgt Philip Wedgwood Ditchburn,
F/Sgt Stephen Holroyd Hopkinson,
Sgt John Lind Strachan,
Sgt Fraser Hutchinson Watt,
Sgt Robert Henry Williams,
Sgt William Osborn, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Wismar: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5902
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1802LT on an operation to Wismar. It is believed that it crashed near the target area. Six crew members were killed and one became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Michael Howard Rawlins, pilot, †
Sgt Raymond Albert Wilfred Hacker, flight engineer, †
Sgt Terence McKerrow, navigator,
Sgt Alan Dabbs, †
Sgt Frederick Verdun Dacey, †
Sgt Kent Oswald Thompson Summerville, †
Sgt Sydney Harold Parker, air gunner. †

Crash of a Dornier DO.217 off Waren: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1942 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rechlin - Rechlin
MSN:
1401
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Rechlin Airfield on a training exercise. In flight, one of the engine caught fire. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the Müritz Lake off Waren. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Fw Günter Ritter, pilot, †
Gefr Horst Schink, radio operator,
Gefr Wolfgang Weissmann, mechanic. †
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Sildemow: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1942 at 2231 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5759
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Syerston at 1805LT on an operation to Wismar. Over Rostock, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Sildemow, about 5 km south southeast of Rostock. Six crew members were killed and a seventh became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Geoffrey Ernest Dale, pilot, †
Sgt Ronald William Cadman, flight engineer, †
Sgt George Francis Dare, navigator, †
Sgt Stuart Gordon Bartells, bomb aimer,
F/Sgt Ronald Sydney Cole, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt Harry Robert Williamson, air gunner, †
Sgt Harold Hewitt, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Wismar: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0304 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R5907
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 23 on an operation to Wismar. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Cyril James McKeen, pilot,
Sgt James John Watson, flight engineer,
Sgt George Brothwell, observer,
Sgt Terence Eugene Donnelly, observer,
Sgt Albert James Jarvis Brooks, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Thomas Ramsden, air gunner,
Sgt Albert Victor Riggs, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-4 near Neubrandenburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Neubrandenburg - Neubrandenburg
MSN:
1180
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Neubrandenburg-Trollenhagen Airbase on a local training flight. Following engine problems, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed 3 km southwest of Neubrandenburg, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Reinhold Koristka, pilot,
Lt Gerhard Heintz, student pilot,
Uffz Udo Krüger, radio operator,
Ogfr August Schäfer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine problems in flight.